Hmmm, You have opened a can of worms Judy. I agree with you, some journalists help protect democracy, but which ones? The media is its own worst enemy because on the one hand it can give insights and information but on the other it destroys our freedoms. Take for example newspaper, magazine and television advertising. For decades greed has been the driver here. Thanks to the skills of photographers and journalists our populations have been ravaged by alcoholism and tobacco addiction - millions have died and are still suffering as a result of this tide of 'journalism'. Yes there have been expose articles on these issues but nothing like the propaganda dished out by the big multinational recreational drug companies.
Then there is the daily sensationalism of court reporting, damning people charged with various offenses before they have been tried. Commercial TV and the gutter press thrive on this. the concept of not guilty before proven is non-existant in our media which goes for the jugular especially if the defendant is sick - addicts, pedophiles, and violent epsisodes are all reported like a crime thriller with the defendant identified and followed around by a camera crew - lives smashed, people shamed, children forgotten in the rush to sensationalise. No wonder journalists are spat on by those being 'journalized'. And lastly but not leastly the manipulation of media by politics. Lick my arse says little John and they all do.
Barfenzie - angry as usual.

Sneekeepete, what do you mean, "I may yet be called upon again by the AFP and Mr Keelty"? When were you called upon the first time?